exploit
verb- exploit something (disapproving)
to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself 利用（…为自己谋利） He exploited his father's name to get himself a job. 他利用他父亲的名声为自己找到一份工作。 She realized that her youth and inexperience were being exploited. 她意识到因为自己少不更事而受人利用了。 The opposition parties will always exploit government problems to their own advantage. 反对党总是会利用政府的问题为自己谋利。
Extra ExamplesHe pursued his own interests, cynically exploiting his privileged position as trustee. 他无所顾忌地利用自己作为受托人的特权地位追逐私利。 They were hoping to exploit any weaknesses the other team might have. 他们希望利用另一个队可能有的任何弱点。 This legal loophole has been ruthlessly exploited by many unscrupulous investors. 这个法律漏洞被很多无良投资者无情利用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- mercilessly
- ruthlessly
- cynically
- …
- exploit somebody (disapproving)
to treat somebody unfairly by making them work and not giving them much in return 剥削；压榨 What is being done to stop employers from exploiting young people? 目前有什么措施制止雇主剥削年轻人呢？ The workers are ruthlessly exploited by their employers. 工人受到雇主残酷的剥削。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- mercilessly
- ruthlessly
- cynically
- …
- exploit something
to use something well in order to gain as much from it as possible 运用；利用；发挥 She fully exploits the humour of her role in the play. 她在剧中把她那个角色的幽默发挥得淋漓尽致。 The company has been successful in exploiting new technology to the full. 这家公司在充分利用新技术方面很成功。
Extra ExamplesBirds exploit these wind patterns to the fullest. 鸟类对各种风型的利用达到了极致。 The team were quick to exploit their competitive advantage. 那支队伍迅速利用了他们的竞争优势。 The architect has cleverly exploited new materials and building techniques. 这位建筑师巧妙地利用了新的材料和建筑技术。 She was eager to exploit her discovery commercially. 她渴望为自己的发现找到商业上的用途。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- extensively
- heavily
- fully
- …
- be determined to
- be keen to
- hope to
- …
to develop or use something for business or industry 开发；开采；开拓
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French esploit (noun), based on Latin explicare ‘unfold’, from ex- ‘out’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The early notion of ‘success, progress’ gave rise to the sense ‘attempt to capture’, ‘military expedition’, hence the current sense of the noun. Verb senses (mid 19th cent.) are from modern French exploiter.